214 W Beverley St

From the National Register nomination

This early Gothic revival church was built in 1855; wings were added to enlarge the Church in 1870 under the direction of architect Edwin M. Taylor. Despite later additions and remodelings, the basic plan is of a gable roof basilica with central entrance tower. The walls are of brick laid in a variety of bonds and are encircied by a brick water table. The northern facade is dominated by the 3-stage tower flanked by the recessed nave and wings. ‘The tower has an 8-part rose window and is crowned by battlements. The east and west sides of the building are nine bays long and have buttresses separating the lancet openings in the wings. Significant interior details include inner narthex doors ornately carved with a passion flower design and seven signed Tiffany stained glass windows. The present Church is the third on this site, the first being completed in 1763. Churchyard: Occupies the whole block on the southwest corner of Beverley and Lewis Streets. The churchyard, which served as Staunton's burial place, features a number of family plots bound by decorative cast iron fences, table tombs, obelisks, and vertical tablets. The sloping lot contains many large shade trees and is surrounded by a brick retaining wall with a fine cast iron fence. The brick walk is laid in a basket-weave pattern. (The entire block is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Church is represented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.)